For years, most of the theory threads here were about the Creative Agenda concept. What almost stopped these discussions here at the Forge was the requirement, after the closing of the theory sub-forums in 2006, to talk about it in terms of actual play only, with actual play examples and talking about one own actual play experience.

It's a pity that a lot of people stopped talking about it in fear of there requirements: it's really the only way to understand the concept. I hope that most people stopped because they had their questions already answered in one of these threads, but I am not optimistic about it.

Before the closing of the Forge, I would like to get a list of the most useful of these threads, the threads that really help understand Creative Agenda in a precise actual play contest. I don't want a list of the thread where the concept was born and refined (I would like a list like that, but it should be written by someone who was here at the time), I want a list of thread that explain CAs, using actual play examples.

In this post I will list the thread that were the most useful to me, but different threads are useful for different persons. If you remember a thread that made you say "This is what Creative Agenda is all about? But it's obvious! Why didn't I see it before?" that is not listed here, please post the link.

The list:

This is the Big One: Ron explain CAs, the universe, and everything. If you read only two threads in this post, read these two. After six years still the clearest explanation of "Story Now" and CAs and their place in the Big Model that you can find:Frostfolk and GNS aggravation[Frostfolk] Carrying on

These two threads inspired similar ones, by different people with different games and different CAs. This one is about a "Step on up" example:[Rifts] GNS my sessionIt does contain A LOT of very basic explanations about the Big Model, to dispel the misconceptions held by the thread opener. It will be useful to dispel your misconceptions, too.

The links to "the exchange" rpg, used and commented on the "Frostfolks" threads, don't work anymore. You can download the game at these links, though.The first edition (second draft) can be found here on rpg.netThe second edition (the one cited in the thread) is a free download from DrivethruRPG